Few films enjoy such cult status as Heat does. Michael Mann managed to work with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro absolutely monumental film event to accomplish. The brutal action hit was widely celebrated by critics and fans and has even had a sequel. It will soon be made into a film. Heat is on TV on Sunday.
Action milestone on TV: What is Heat actually about?
Heat is primarily about two men who are very similar and yet fundamentally different. One is this Police officer Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). He is one of the best and toughest cops in all of Los Angeles and is downright obsessed with finally catching his archenemy.
This is of course the case
Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), one of the most intelligent criminals the entire city – if not the country. For years he has repeatedly managed to escape the police. But now he wants to start one last, really big raid and it threatens to be prevented by Vincent Hanna.
The investigator has endless personal problems, but manages to get closer and closer to the outlaw McCauley. The almost three-hour film culminates in one nail-biting thrilling showdown on the streets of Los Angeles. A wild shootout breaks out and the entire city turns upside down.
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Calm before the storm: The scene where Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino meet was never rehearsed.
Heat actually already has a sequel, but only as a book that is now being made into a film
Heat 2 already exists and acts as both a prequel and a sequel at the same time. However, this successor is not yet available in film form only as a book. In addition to Meg Gardiner, Heat director Michael Mann is also responsible for the novel.
The work was published in 2022 and is therefore still new. Unsurprisingly, Mann also wants to film the material. According to Deadline, there are now relatively advanced negotiations on this, supposedly Adam Driver as young Neil McCauley
appear in it.
However, it is not yet clear when Heat 2 will see the light of day as a film. So far nothing solid is known about the cast or when filming will start. Most recently, Michael Mann was also busy working on Ferrari. Heat 2 will probably be his next filmif everything goes well.
TV or stream: When and where is Heat coming?
Sat 1 brings Heat today in the Night of January 7th to 8th at 12:55 a.m. The action thriller then runs until 3:40 a.m.
If you don’t have enough time, don’t worry: Heat can also be watched online. However, only him Amazon Prime Video in the subscription programbut you can also rent the film there.
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